Here's the deal, my mother watched it everyday when I was younger (followed by Another World) and I just seemed to watch it with her. I had a break at 1:00 in college and started watching it again (same people and nothing changed). Recently, I checked it out again and the same damn people are still in it and they look the same. How is that possible?

I got addicted to General Hospital the same way; my mother had it on EVERY day. I used to have such a crush on Tristan Rogers, LOL -- then I found out he smacked his wife around, and that ended that.

I used to LOVE Days of our Lives in college; I had a break at 1:00, too, and lots of people in our dorm would grab a quick lunch at the student union and race back to the dorm lounge to watch it.

I see ads on SoapNet for these shows, and you're right: The actors look almost exactly the same! It's eerie. I saw an ad a few days ago for GH and the character Heather and I swear she looks the same as she did 30 years ago.

Back to work....when I have more time I'll properly respond to the list.

Okay, but bear in mind that I was born when Harry Truman was President

Comedy - Everybody Loves Raymond (several Beatle references in some episodes)Drama - The Fugitive (before Harrison Ford)Cop/Crime Drama - Baretta (so very ironic; Robert Blake playing a cop)Western - Gunsmoke (The writing was years ahead of its time)Music Show - Midnight Special (the last show of its genre)Sillyness show - You Bet Your Life (a game show, but not really. Groucho Marx was a Jewish John Lennon)Soap - Days Of Our Lives (but only in the 70's when it was quirky)

Comedy: The SimpsonsDrama: Twin PeaksCop/Crime Drama: Does Pushing Daisies count? It was a whodunit dramedy type show. If not, L&O.Western: Little House on the Prairie was the only one I ever watched.Music Show: I used to watch Idol religiously. Now, not so much. It really was entertaining in the first 4 seasons though.Sillyness show: Monty Python's Flying CircusSoap: Microsoap, which was a British soap opera pastiche for kids. Like "Soap", but family-friendly.